A Quebec realtor has been handed a $1,500 fine after the province’s language watchdog said he had too much English in a Facebook post..“Qiang Zhong Inc. was convicted of an offense under section 52 of the Charter of the French language. The company was fined $ 1,500 by the Court of Quebec,” said a release from the Office québécois de la langue française..“Following a complaint, this company, located at 3505 rue Jean-Gascon, in Saint-Laurent , was accused of not having written in French the commercial publications posted on its Facebook page ( www.facebook. com / ReMaxQiangZhongRealEstate / ). The violation was discovered on Oct.23, 2019.”.Article 52 of the Charter of the French language says catalogs, brochures, leaflets, business directories and any other publication of the same nature must be written in French..“The Office québécois de la langue française ensures that French is the normal and usual language of work, communications, commerce, business and administration. It enriches terminology and offers linguistic tools and services. It also ensures compliance with the Charter of the French language and monitors changes in the linguistic situation in Quebec,” said the release.
